We are really excited to welcome Masshoff to Drumazon. We've been massive fans of what Udo Masshoff has been developing not only in terms of his one of a kind custom snare drums and drum sets but also we're big fans of his drum sound school based out of Frank Zappa Street in Berlin (how cool is that!)

Udo is a platinum awarded drum sound designer and luxury drum maker. He has been in the business for more than two decades and has shaped the drums and drum sounds on more than 500 productions, this guy knows Drums!

Masshoff Snares have made it in to the snare drum arsenals of drummers such as Charlie Watts, have been sampled by Native Instruments for the immensely popular 'Studio Drummer' sample library and feature on countless hit records across the world by request of some of the worlds most discerning producers.

About the Big Bottom

This drum has pictures of ladies from the 1920's and is hand painted and hand engraved, the name says it all really. This is a very bespoke drum with a lot of amazing detailing around the pictures, the detail on the wording around the back of the drum is unbelievable too. The hardware has a white and brown rust effect to it and the inside is finished in a brown to beige burst. Again this is another drum out of the mind of Udo that shows just some of the things he can do with the finishing and yet again its another one of a kind.

One thing the pictures don't show you is how incredibly solid this drum is. The shell is solid die cast steel and features reinforcing rings top and bottom. This allows the drum to be extremely powerful and precise at the same time.

Sonics

Masshoff snares sound incredible, and if you follow Udo's drum tuning methods, this drum propels to another dimension. Udo's entire drum building concept has been to use the very best parts in order to not only achieve a fantastic finish, but to deliver an uncompromising sound. The Shell, Hoops, Snare Wires, Lugs and the Finishing are all done in house and by hand and you can hear the love in these drums as much as you can see it. Masshoff say an average drum consists of around 200 parts, in the process of building a Masshoff snare, this can sometimes and usually be up to 800+ parts.

In summary, these are truly special instruments, A Masshoff snare will last a lifetime and deliver joy every time you play it. We are very particular about what brands we stock, and can say with certainty that Masshoff is up there with the best & finest drums we have ever had the pleasure to represent!

14 x 6.5 Solid Die Cast Steel Shell with Reinforcing rings

42 Strand 100% hand made snare wire

Masshoff patented five-point venting system

Fitted with Masshoff Triple Flanged Hoops

Custom hand painted one of a kind Big Bottom finish

Finished inside with brown - beige burst interior

Stunning 1940's Slingerland replica beavertail single double lugs

Trick snare strainer

Exclusive red piano felts, to isolate all hardware parts from the shell, removes unwanted high ring frequencies, further rounding the sound